EP4332294A1 - Lave-linge et/ou sèche-linge comprenant un élément de verrouillage - Google Patents

Lave-linge et/ou sèche-linge comprenant un élément de verrouillage Download PDF

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EP4332294A1
EP4332294A1 EP23188651.6A EP23188651A EP4332294A1 EP 4332294 A1 EP4332294 A1 EP 4332294A1 EP 23188651 A EP23188651 A EP 23188651A EP 4332294 A1 EP4332294 A1 EP 4332294A1
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opening
front wall
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dryer
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Furkan SAHIN
Faruk SEVEN
Ismail SENGUN
Cem YONAR
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00—Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/12—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F39/14—Doors or covers; Securing means therefor
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F37/00—Details specific to washing machines covered by groups D06F21/00 - D06F25/00
    • D06F37/26—Casings; Tubs
    • D06F37/28—Doors; Security means therefor
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06F—LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F25/00—Washing machines with receptacles, e.g. perforated, having a rotary movement, e.g. oscillatory movement, the receptacle serving both for washing and for centrifugally separating water from the laundry and having further drying means, e.g. using hot air 

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  • the present invention relates to a laundry washer and/or dryer comprising a locking member which enables the door to be kept closed.
  • the laundry to be washed or dried is loaded into the drum through a loading opening and the loading opening is closed by the door. Keeping the door in the closed position is ensured by a locking member.
  • locking is realized by the placement of a lock latch disposed on the door into the lock body of the locking member provided on the front wall.
  • the lock body is mounted on the front wall by being aligned with the opening on the front wall.
  • the locking member is usually grouped to the front wall with connection members such as screws. Afterwards, usually a connection member is inserted into the front wall by means of screws or nails from the front of the front wall.
  • the purpose of the connection member is to provide an aesthetic appearance for the user by preventing the user from seeing the locking member through the opening on the front wall.
  • connection member and the connection member are visible to the user and an aesthetic appearance cannot be obtained.
  • mounting the connection member and the locking member to the front wall separately with screw or nail structures causes an additional assembly process in production, thus causing serious time losses and cost increase in production.
  • the rails which are provided on the connection member and which extend in the vertical axis are attached to the slides on the lock by being slid in the vertical axis such that the connection member and the lock are grouped to the front wall at the same time.
  • the front wall There is a limited space on the front wall for the fastening movement of the connection member in the vertical axis. Therefore, the size of the connection member must be small. This increases the possibility of encountering various safety problems.
  • a washer/dryer comprising a lock group wherein the lock group is snap-fittingly mounted by being rotated and slid after being inserted through the front wall from a single side.
  • the aim of the present invention is the realization of a laundry washer and/or dryer comprising a cost-efficient locking member with increased safety which provides ease of assembly.
  • the laundry washer and/or dryer realized in order to attain the aim of the present invention, explicated in the first claim and the respective claims thereof, comprises a body; a drum which is provided in the body and wherein the laundry to be washed and/or dried is placed; a front wall which is provided on the body and which has a loading opening allowing the laundry to be placed in the drum; a door which covers the loading opening; a lock latch which is provided on the door; an opening which is provided on the front wall so as to be adjacent to the loading opening; a locking member which is inserted into the opening from the rear side of the front wall facing the drum, which enables the door to remain closed throughout the washing/drying process and which has a lock body remaining behind the front wall and an extension extending to the front of the front wall; a rail on each side of the extension; a connection member which has two slides entering the rails when slid in a vertical engagement direction and which is attached to the locking member so as to move together with the locking member as the slides are fitted into the rails; at least one
  • the locking member is mounted in a quick and easy manner, and mounting safety is increased by mounting the connection member onto the front wall by being slid in the engagement direction and in the fixing direction perpendicular to the engagement direction together with the locking member.
  • This embodiment is also advantageous in that mounting tolerances are increased and thus faulty operation is prevented by means of ensuring the centering in two axes.
  • connection foot on the connection foot, at least one protrusion is provided, which extends from the horizontal and vertical guiding openings towards the rear of the front wall.
  • the protrusions abut against the rear of the front wall when the connection foot is in the horizontal guiding opening.
  • the horizontal guiding opening narrows in the fixing direction.
  • the connection member which slidably moves in the horizontal guiding opening is pressed into the horizontal guiding opening.
  • connection member on the connection member, at least one claw is provided, which enables the connection member to be fixed to the front wall in the horizontal axis by passing through the opening to the rear side of the front wall during the movement of the connection member in the fixing direction.
  • connection member and the locking member are attached to the front wall so as not to move in the horizontal axis and the mounting safety is increased.
  • connection foot on the vertical guiding opening, at least one stopper edge is provided, which limits the movement of the connection foot in the vertical guiding opening by bearing against the connection foot.
  • connection foot on the horizontal guiding opening, at least one limiting member is provided, which limits the movement of the connection foot in the horizontal guiding opening by bearing against the same.
  • the connection foot is prevented from moving in the horizontal fixing direction while bearing against the limiting member, and the locking member is easily centered in the opening.
  • the claws on the connection member flex and pass through the opening on the front wall so as to be locked onto the front wall.
  • connection member covers the vertical guiding opening and the horizontal guiding opening on the front wall in a fixing position where the connection member is brought at the end of the movement in the fixing direction.
  • connection of the connection member and the locking member to the front wall is achieved without the need for any additional assembly processes while increasing assembly safety in a cost-effective manner.
  • the laundry washer and/or dryer (1) comprises a body (2); a drum (3) which is provided in the body (2) and wherein the laundry to be washed and/or dried is placed; a front wall (5) which is provided on the body (2) and which has a loading opening (4) allowing the laundry to be placed in the drum (3); a door (6) which covers the loading opening (4); a lock latch (7) which is provided on the door (6); an opening (8) which is provided on the front wall (5); a locking member (11) which is inserted into the opening and which has an extension (9) passing through the opening (8) and remaining in front of the front wall (5) and a lock body (10) remaining at the rear side of the opening (8); a rail (12) which is provided on each side of the extension (9); and a connection member (15) having at least two slides (14) entering the rails when slid in a vertical engagement direction (Y) and enabling the connection member (15) to be attached onto the locking member (11).
  • the laundry washer and/or dryer (1) is a washing machine, a laundry dryer or a laundry washing/drying machine.
  • the locking member (11) When the locking member (11) is placed in the opening (8) from the side of the opening (8) facing the inside of the drum (3), the extension (9) provided on the locking member (11) passes through the opening (8) and reaches to the front side of the front wall (5).
  • the slides (14) provided on the connection member (15) are inserted into the rails (12) located on both sides of the extension (9). Then, when the connection member (15) is moved in the engagement direction (Y), the slides (14) are slidably moved in the rails (12).
  • the connection member (15) and the locking member (11) engage with each other.
  • the laundry washer and/or dryer (1) of the present invention comprises at least one connection foot (16) which is provided on the connection member (15); at least one vertical guiding opening (17) which extends on the front wall (5) in the vertical axis and wherein the connection foot (16) slidably moves during the movement of the connection member (15) in the engagement direction (Y); and at least one horizontal guiding opening (18) which extends on the front wall (5) in the horizontal axis, which joins with the vertical guiding opening (17) and wherein the connection foot (16) slidably moves as the connection member (15) and the locking member (11) attached thereon are pushed in a fixing direction (X) perpendicular to the engagement direction (Y).
  • the connection member (15) has at least one connection foot (16).
  • the vertical guiding openings (17) are provided on the front wall (5) such that the connection feet (16) provided on the connection member (15) can move in the vertical direction with the movement of the connection member (15) in the engagement direction (Y).
  • the connection feet (16) By moving the connecting member (15) in the engagement direction (Y), the connection feet (16) slidably move in the vertical guiding opening (17).
  • the horizontal guiding openings (18) are provided, which join with the vertical guiding openings (17) on the front wall (5) and which guide the movement of the connection member (15) in a fixing direction (X) almost perpendicular to the movement thereof in the vertical direction in the engagement direction (Y).
  • connection feet (16) slide in the vertical and horizontal guiding openings (17, 18) so as to guide the movement of the connection member (15) in both vertical and horizontal axes. Consequently, together with the connection member (15), the locking member (11) is placed in the opening (8) by being moved in the fixing direction (X) perpendicular to the engagement direction (Y), and fast and safe assembly of the connection member (15) and the locking member (11) group is ensured.
  • the technical problem of the small size of the connection member (15) due to the limited space on the front wall (5) for the movement of the connection member (15) in the vertical axis in the engagement direction (Y), and thus the failure to provide sufficient strength, is eliminated.
  • connection foot (16) on the connection foot (16), at least one protrusion (19) is provided, which bears against the front wall (5) when the connection foot (16) is in the horizontal guiding opening (18).
  • the connection foot (16) is moved in the engagement direction (Y) to be connected to the locking member (11)
  • the connection foot (16) is fitted into the horizontal guiding opening (18).
  • the protrusion (19) provided on the connection foot (16) and extending to the rear of the front wall (5) acts as a hook.
  • the connection member (15) and the locking member (11) which are connected to each other at the end of the movement of the connection member (15) in the engagement direction (Y) are connected to the front wall (5) so as not to be pulled out through the opening (8).
  • a horizontal guiding opening (18) has a form which narrows down in the fixing direction (X).
  • the connection foot (16) close-fits into the horizontal guiding opening (18) and limits the movement of the connection member (15) in the horizontal axis.
  • the connection member (15) and the locking member (11) are enabled to be mounted on the front wall (5) more securely.
  • connection member (15) on the connection member (15), at least one claw (13) is provided, which passes through the opening (8) with the movement of the connection member (15) in the fixing direction (X) and extends behind the front wall (5).
  • the claws (13) which can be locked by flexing engage with the front wall (5) at the end of the movement of the connection member (15) in the fixing direction (X), and enable the connection member (15) to be fixed on the front wall (5) in the horizontal axis.
  • the width of the opening (8) in the fixing direction (X) is slightly larger than the width of the extension (9) in the fixing direction (X).
  • At least one stopper edge (20) is provided, which limits the movement of the connection foot (16) in the vertical guiding opening (17) by bearing against the connection foot (16).
  • connection foot (16) on the horizontal guiding opening (18), at least one limiting member (21) is provided, which limits the movement of the connection foot (16) in the horizontal guiding opening (18) by bearing against the connection foot (16).
  • the connection foot (16) bears against the limiting member (21).
  • the claws (13) provided on the connection member (15) pass through the opening (8) and are locked onto the front wall (5).
  • the movement of the connection member (15) both in the fixing direction (X) and in the direction opposite to the fixing direction (X) is prevented.
  • connection member (15) at least partially covers the horizontal guiding opening (17) and/or the vertical guiding opening (18).
  • the connection member (15) is moved in the fixing direction (X) until the connection feet (16) provided on the connection member (15) bear against the limiting member (21) and the claws (13) provided on the connection member (15) pass through the opening (8) and engage with the front wall (5).
  • the connection member (15) partially covers the front wall (5) so as to cover the vertical guiding opening (17) and the horizontal guiding opening (18) on the front wall (5).
  • an aesthetic appearance is provided for the user.
  • a laundry washer and/or dryer (1) is realized, with improved aesthetic appearance and safety in a cost-effective manner, comprising a locking member (11) which is easily mounted onto the front wall (5).

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DE7419069U (de) * 1974-06-01 1974-09-26 Pohlschroeder & Co Kg Schlossplatte, insbesondere safefachtur
EP1681386A1 (fr) 2005-01-14 2006-07-19 ITW Metalflex d.o.o. Tolmin Raccord d'une pièce de liaison et d'un support en tôle
KR20100082262A (ko) * 2009-01-08 2010-07-16 엘지전자 주식회사 세탁물 처리 장치
WO2010092529A1 (fr) * 2009-02-11 2010-08-19 Bitron S.P.A. Dispositif de verrouillage de porte, en particulier pour un appareil électroménager
EP2655724A1 (fr) 2010-12-24 2013-10-30 Arçelik Anonim Sirketi Lave-linge/sèche-linge comprenant un verrou
WO2014161784A1 (fr) * 2013-04-05 2014-10-09 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Lave-linge/seche-linge comprenant un verrou
WO2021149931A1 (fr) * 2020-01-22 2021-07-29 삼성전자주식회사 Appareil de gestion de vêtements

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE7419069U (de) * 1974-06-01 1974-09-26 Pohlschroeder & Co Kg Schlossplatte, insbesondere safefachtur
EP1681386A1 (fr) 2005-01-14 2006-07-19 ITW Metalflex d.o.o. Tolmin Raccord d'une pièce de liaison et d'un support en tôle
KR20100082262A (ko) * 2009-01-08 2010-07-16 엘지전자 주식회사 세탁물 처리 장치
WO2010092529A1 (fr) * 2009-02-11 2010-08-19 Bitron S.P.A. Dispositif de verrouillage de porte, en particulier pour un appareil électroménager
EP2655724A1 (fr) 2010-12-24 2013-10-30 Arçelik Anonim Sirketi Lave-linge/sèche-linge comprenant un verrou
WO2014161784A1 (fr) * 2013-04-05 2014-10-09 Arcelik Anonim Sirketi Lave-linge/seche-linge comprenant un verrou
WO2021149931A1 (fr) * 2020-01-22 2021-07-29 삼성전자주식회사 Appareil de gestion de vêtements

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